BENCHMARKS REPORT

Industry Measure: Company Level Data

SIC: 6282
INDUSTRY: INVESTMENT ADVICE
BENCHMARKS FOR THE INDUSTRY
NO. OF SEGMENTS REPORTING IN THE INDUSTRY:
27
1997 SALES FOR THE INDUSTRY:
$ 17751

(Total Sales in $Millions)
OPERATING MARGIN:
26.3
(EBIT (divided by) Sales)
CAPITAL INTENSITY:
317.8
(Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholder Equity (divided by) Sales)
SALES GROWTH:
17.8
(Compound 3-Year Growth Rate in Sales for the
Median Participant in the Industry)
BENCHMARKS FOR THE TOP FOUR COMPETITORS
ROE: Net Profits (divided by) Total Shareholder Equity
RONCE: EBIT (divided by) Sum of Total Debt plus Shareholders' Equity
Competitor/Rank by Sales Market Share

(% Ind. Sales)

ROE RONCE
#1:
EQUITABLE COS INC
53.0 12.0 5.2
#2:
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
12.5 23.4 26.0
#3:
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MGMT -LP
5.5 32.4 30.9
#4:
UNITED ASSET MGMT CORP
5.3 -0.9 2.9
Total of #1-4: 76.2 18.2 8.3

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